Paul Everitt- Non-Executive Director
Paul (41) is Managing Director of Fund Corporation, a niche provider of outsourced administration services in Guernsey. Fund Corporation specialises in investment administration, principally in the alternatve asset classes. The company was established in 2007 and adminsters collective investment schemes, as well as family office and investment club structures. Paul moved to Guernsey in 1998 and has specialised in fund administration since. He has worked on a wide range of fund structures: private equity, property, debt, hedge, funds of funds, as well as direct equity, in both closed-ended and open-ended vehicles. He has acted on numerous fund boards, including for Permira, EQT and Rutley Capital Partners. Originally Paul qualified as a chartered accountant with BDO Stoy Hayward in London then spent two years in corporate finance for PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Robert Ware - Chairman
Robert (54) served first as corporate development director and then as deputy chief executive of MEPC between June 1997 and June 2003. MEPC was the fourth largest property company quoted on the London Stock Exchange until September 2000 when Leconport Estates, a company jointly owned by clients of Hermes Pensions Management Limited and GE Real Estate, took the company private. Over the six year period in which he was employed at MEPC, Robert and the team realised over £6 billion of international properties and invested over £2 billion, mainly in the UK. Prior to joining MEPC, Robert served as a director of Development Securities plc between 1988 and 1994. In 1994, he left to take up the position of managing director of Dunton Group plc, where he stayed until November 1996.
Robert is currently Chief Executive of the Conygar Investment Company PLC, an AIM quoted property investment and development company formed by Robert and members of the ex-MEPC team. He is senior non-executive director at Tarsus Group plc, a non-executive director at Raven Mount plc, NR Nordic & Russia Properties Limited and Gartmore Growth Opportunities plc and Chairman of the Terra Catalyst Fund. Robert is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
James Corsellis - Non-Executive Director
James (38) founded one of the earliest strategic technology consultancies in 1994 and was Chief Executive Officer of icollector plc, a leading provider of live auction trading platforms. He later negotiated the joint venture with eBay, which saw icollector become the exclusive partner worldwide for traditional auction houses.At Marwyn, James Corsellis has, together with Mark Watts, undertaken 67 transactions raising an aggregate equity of close to £1.2 billion in acquisition funding for Marwyn backed management teams and special purpose acquisition vehicles from 2002 to date. He is a Managing Partner in Marwyn Capital LLP and Marwyn Investment Management LLP. James is currently the Non-Executive Chairman of Entertainment One Ltd and a Director of Marwyn Materials Ltd.
Paul Cookson - Non-Executive Director
Paul Cookson (38) is currently employed with Axio Capital Solutions Limited, a provider of fund administration services in Jersey. Paul has spent a total of 13 years in the finance industry having qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen. He continued to work for Deloitte after the integration of Andersen's business where he specialised in securitisation and structured finance. Paul has wide financial markets experience gained from major international banking clients throughout the UK and continental Europe.
Michael Price - Non-Executive Director
Michael Price (62) is resident in Jersey where he has spent more than 26 years as a senior executive in the fiduciary services industry. He is currently an Executive Director of Vivat Trust and Corporate Services Limited and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. Prior to joining Vivat Michael was Group Head of Trust Services for Close Wealth Management (part of Close Brothers Group) with responsibilities in Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. He retired from that position, but maintained his relationship with the business as non-executive Chairman of the Jersey trust company until March 2008. Michael was Group Managing Director of Trust Services at SG Hambros and a Director of SG Hambros Private Bank in Jersey before joining Close. He has written a number of articles on fiduciary services and has lectured extensively in the U.K., North America and continental Europe.